Versatile tea infuser

Abstract

An integral tea infuser apparatus is provided to compress brewed tea leaves. In accordance with one embodiment: a tea infuser apparatus comprises a top member and a bottom member set to slidably mate with each other forming open, closed and compressed positions. The top member has a top tea retainer cover and a top compressor side having a top push-pull handle, and the bottom member has a bottom tea retainer and a bottom compressor side having a bottom push-pull handle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An implement for the brewing of beverage component to infuse it into a liquid comprising a top member and a bottom member; said top member comprising a curved top retainer portion adjoining a top push-pull handle means, the push-pull handle having a thumb-rest end; said top retainer portion comprising a retainer cover, having a plurality of holes and two sides with inwardly bending parallel sliding railings, abutting a top compressor side; said bottom member comprising a bottom retainer portion adjoining a bottom push-pull handle means; said bottom retainer portion comprising a curved retainer base having sides abutting a bottom compressor side; wherein the sides of said bottom retainer base fit into the inwardly-bending parallel sliding railings of said retainer cover, wherein said top member and bottom member mate and are slidingly engaged, wherein said top and bottom retainer portions form a retainer means and cooperate to slide against each other forming respective open, closed and compressed positions; whereby brewed beverage component can be compressed in between said top and bottom compressor sides.